Definition of sault

1. salt [ n ] a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

Used in print:

(Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)

In hard surface cleaning , the inorganic salts are more important than the organic active .

Greasy soils are hardly removed by washing in plain water ; and natural waters , in_addition , often contain impurities such_as calcium salts which can react with soils to make them more difficult to remove .

(Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)

After their work other investigators applied salt fractionation techniques to the problem , as_well_as fractionation with organic solvents , such_as acetone .

(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)

Along Wappinger_Creek in Dutchess_County , past the white church at Fishkill , past Verplanck_'s_Point on the east bank of the Hudson , to the white salt crusted roads of the Long_Island_Rockaways there was a watching and an activity of preparing_for something explosive to happen .

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

I learned , for_example , that he made a practice of yapping at dogs he encountered and , in winter , of sprinkling salt on the icy pavement to scarify their feet .

2. salt [ n ] white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food

Used in print:

(J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)

Later , chlorothiazide and salt restriction became necessary to control the edema of chronic congestive failure .

(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)

Suddenly he was interrupted in his daydreaming by a warm wetness lapping against his chin , and his eyes opened wide and long at the sight of a goat 's claret tongue , feasting against the salt taste of him .